NIA ARRESTS ISIS OPERATIVE AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCHES IN JHARKHAND & UP

New Delhi, 20th July: Continuing with its crackdown against ISIS modules operating in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old youth, a member of the proscribed terrorist organisation, after searches at his house and rented accommodation in the two states respectively.
The accused, Faizan Ansari @ Faiz, a student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), U.P, has been taken into custody in NIA case RC-02/2023/NIA-RNC.

The searches at his house in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand and rented room in Aligarh, U.P., were conducted on 16th and 17th July and several electronic devices and incriminating materials/documents were seized.
Faizan had hatched a criminal conspiracy, along with his associates and other unknown individuals, through social media platform to support ISIS activities in India and disseminate the outfit’s propaganda over various social media platforms. The conspiracy was aimed at carrying out violent terror attacks in India on behalf of the ISIS.
Investigations have revealed that Faizan and his associates had pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State. He was also actively in the process of radicalizing neo-converts and attracting them to the terrorist fold for enriching the cadre base of the ISIS in India.
Faizan Ansari was in contact with foreign based ISIS handlers, who were guiding him on recruitments to the banned outfit. Along with other members of the ISIS, he was planning violent actions and was contemplating doing ‘hijrat’ to a ISIS conflict theatre abroad.
The case was registered by the NIA on 19th July under relevant sections of IPC and UA (P) Act. The agency will be progressing with its investigations to unravel all the facets of the international conspiracy.